Beet-harvester.



M. VAN VOORST.

Patented Dec. 16, 1913.

pivotally of a fuiwmnerl upeialing lever .-l. lliis le ver is fnlvruined intermediate of ils ends on an arm 22, rarried ()1I1'l10 adjaeent side bar of the frame 1 and a spring npe ated detenf 23 earried en said lever and nperated fiein flie handle thereof. is ada ted l0 "l'perafe with the ratrlwz 21 als0 monnled untlie frame 1, adjaeent tlle rear end thereof. An angnlar snppming arm er keeper wl1iel1 is also eal'ried en the frame 1, en the side therenf 0ppnsedlu lhat earr ving tl1e sin1ft 19, :-:nppurfs a rotaable horiznnal slnift 2G, fl:e free end of n'liiel1 eairies a bevel gea r 27. The vertical sl1aft 19. al1ove referred to also carries a bevel gear 28 of smaller dimensi0ns than the last mentioned gear 27, the same being slidably keyed en said shaft 19 and engages said gear 2i. Frem tl1is censtrnction; it Will be seen tl1af the shaft 19 will be rotated upon the rotation of the horizontal shaft 26 and said shaft 19 may also be raised and lo.wered te Correspondingly raiseand lener tl1e cnfing meel1a nism t0 accord nitln lie adjnstment of lie rear frame 2 With respect te the frame 1.

is stated, tl1e vertical shaft S) Wl11Cll car ries tl1e supporring means for the front axle 1-1 is slidably monnted in 1110 -bearing Sat the fer.vard end of tlie frame 1 and loosely eonnected te the upper end of saidshaft is a linking member 29, 1119 latter being als0 connectedto tl1e forward end of an additional fulcrnmed lever 30. The latter lever is fnlcrmned intermediate of ifs ends on an arm 31, en ll0. angular arm er keeper 25, and a spring held detent 0n tliis lever is adapted 0 engage tlre eeth of an additin1ial ratchet whieh is carried en flie frame 1 adjarent fl1e raehet These levers 21 and 30 extend rearwardly 0"er t l1e frame 1 to .a point adjacenf tlie point of pw 0a. cennection betWeen tlre frames 1 and 2 and carried en a transverse bar 3-1 at the E\V11d end of said frame 2. is a seat i3ost- 3 car'rying tl1e sent 36. The levers extending to a point adjacent this seat 3G may be readiL v operated ly the driver. while the machine is in nse.

Monnted in bearings en die ander faees of tlie bars 3 of tlre frame 2 at l1e front and rear ends of the same. are the rollers 37 over whicl1 extends an endless conve ver 38. The. rear roller 37 has a stnb shaft f0rmed at one erid tl1ereof Whicl1 extends bevond lie. side of the frame 2 and monnted 0n tl1is stnb sl1aft 01 the like is a ear 39 Wl1ich meslres with a similar gear 4.0 carried en the rear axle 6. 'I he latter gear is slidalnl v kcved on the aXle 6 and the cellar carrying the same is provided with a clnfen face 41. A eomplementary clntch face 42 is formed en the inner face of one snpporting wheel 7 and l0esely engaged With the gear -l0 is the rear end of a fnlcrrnned onerafing lever 43. Tliis operating lever is fulcrumed inermedate of point ad iaeent the sent iis muis. en a laterally .\tending arm 44 cai ried en ll1L rear frame 2 and t l1e liand1e memlwr thereon extcnds ferwardly to a 3), nhereby the same n1ay I; e rea lily uperated by t.l1e driver. lrum tl1is ((nsuinimi, it Will be seen that l1e rear whee] T ma v l e lhrown info and out of geai t0 eause the m;nreyer to be driven 01 stopped. as desired. ls() carried 011 a siuh shaft. prujeriing frmn the rear roller en the frame 2. is a sprneket 15, over \\liich extends an endle.=s (hain 46., said elrain als) extending :.er an additional sproeket -1 fhe latrer beingr carried on one end of a trans verse snmqerting shaft 18 which is carried en the frame 2, adjacent the forward end thereof. still fnrther sprcket 19 is carried on this shaft over whicl1 extends an endless chain 50, said chain also extending orer a sprocl;et 51, which is carried on the. en'rer end of the horizontal shaft 26 above referred te. Thns, if, will be seen that the beet or vegetable topping mechanism W1ll be operated simulfanennsly with the opration of the conve ver en the rear frame 2.

The forward end of the rear frame 2 n'hich projects fernard of the rear ends of tlie frame 1, has a sli0vel er digger carried thereon whieh is adapted te engage the s0il as the deviceis propelled to remove the "egetables therefrom and as said vegetab1es are removed. the same are forced through the corweyer and car'ried to the rear end ef l1e frame 2. Secnred to the rear ends of the inclined bars. on the. frame 2, is a cnrved el1annel er clmte 53 int0 whieh tl1e regetables from the conveyer areemp-ied and this chnte rnav lead to any desired de- "ice for receiving the removed vegetables.

Frem fl1e forepgoing description of the constrnc"nn of my improved device, tl1e operati0n thereof will be readily understond and it will be seen fhat I have provided a de- V1C Wliich will most ef-ectively rem0ve the tops frm vegetables growing below the gronndand simultaneously die said vegetables and convev the same to a desired recepfacle. It Will fnrher be seen that the device is simple and dnrable in construction. inexnensive t0 mannfacture and one which will beverv eflicient and nsefnl in operation.

1Vliile Thave particnlarl v described tlie elemenfs best adapted to perform the functi0ns set forth. itis olwions that various changes in form.. proportion and in the minar details of constrnction may be resortedi0 without departing from the Spirit 0r saerificing any of the principles of the inventi0n.

Hzwing thns described this invent-ion, wvhat I claim is In a harvester of the class described, a pair of frame sections pivoted to one an- 0her in longitndinal alinement, supporting wheels carried en the forward frame section, 

